Warshaw Burstein, LLP provides sophisticated and cost-effective Elder Law services available to seniors and individuals with disabilities. We take an individualized approach and collaborate with their care team to understand our clients’ circumstances and personal goals.

Sophie Jacobi-Parisi, Partner in the Matrimonial and Family Law Group, and Eric Wrubel, Partner in the Matrimonial and Family Law Group and Co-Chair of the Fertility Law Group, have both been named Best Lawyers in America for the New York Area in 2022. Ms. Jacobi-Parisi was recognized in the area of Family Law and Family Law: Mediation and Arbitration, and Mr. Wrubel was recognized in the practice area of Family Law.

The U.S. Secretary of State, in consultation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has authorized consular officers to waive in-person interviews for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants through the end of 2022. Nonimmigrant visa applicants with previous petitions approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may be eligible for this interview waiver.

Syracuse University College of Law annually publishes the "Giving Book" to showcase the achievements and generosity of its alumni. In the 2021 edition, Warshaw Burstein partner Kimberly Lau and associate Aubre Dean discuss their beginnings at the university and the ways they give back to the institution and its current students.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP wishes to note, with great sadness, the passing of our partner and longtime colleague and friend, Barry Klingman, who died peacefully on December 16, 2021.

Sarah A. Steckler, a Partner within Warshaw & Burstein’s Trusts and Estates Group, was the moderator of the panel "Financial Fitness for Seniors During the Holidays & Beyond" at the Senior Law Day Collaborative on Wednesday, December 15. The event took place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. virtually over Zoom.

On November 24, 2021, the Republic of South Africa informed the World Health Organization of a new, potentially more contagious variant of COVID-19, which has since been dubbed as “Omicron.” As a result, the U.S. has imposed a travel ban on eight countries in southern Africa, effective Monday, November 29, 2021.

On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began allowing automatic extensions of employment authorization where an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal application has been filed. As a result, L-2 and E-Dependent spouses will no longer have to apply for an EAD card to be authorized to work in the United States

New York City can review claims of housing discrimination on religious grounds. Co-op boards are expected to act in good faith. Our Real Estate Partner Slava Hazin was quoted in the New York Times discussing Holiday Displays.

After nearly two years of the pandemic and nearly 6 billion vaccine shots worldwide, the United States will soon be lifting its geographic COVID-19 related travel bans. Beginning in November 2021, individuals from China, Iran, the Schengen Area, U.K., Ireland, Brazil, South Africa and India will no longer be banned from entering the U.S., and instead will be allowed into the country upon meeting certain individualized safety criteria.

Congratulations to Title IX and College Discipline leader Kimberly C. Lau for her selection as an Honoree for Innovative Leadership within a Law Firm as a part of the 2021 Women, Influence & Power Law Awards by Corporate Counsel.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced Steve R. Graber has joined the firm as a partner in the Trusts and Estates Group.

The event was designed to educate intended parents and the public on what the path to surrogacy looks like now that the Child-Parent Security Act has made compensated gestational surrogacy legal in New York State. 

Effective June 13, 2021, New Yorkers are now required to use a new power of attorney form. 

Title IX and College Discipline practice leader Kimberly Lau co-authored a written statement after testifying at the Title IX public hearing regarding potential revisions to 34 C.F.R. §106.

On Friday, June 11, 2021, Title IX and College Discipline practice leader Kimberly Lau testified before the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights as part of the week-long public hearing on Title IX.

Congratulations to Title IX and College Discipline leader Kimberly C. Lau for her selection as a 2021 “Women Worth Watching in Leadership” by Profiles in Diversity Journal. This national award recognizes outstanding leaders who demonstrate talent, courage, persistence, commitment and generosity of spirit. 

On April 27, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued policy guidance in its Policy Manual instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations of eligibility when adjudicating a request for an extension of petition validity. The deference applies when extension requests involve the same parties and facts unless there was a material error, material change, or new material facts. The guidance contained in the Policy Manual is controlling and supersedes any related prior guidance.

Decision ensures previously deregulated preferential rent apartments have not been “re-regulated”

Since last year when the Department of Education issued new regulations on how schools must handle misconduct claims, there has been a notable increase in federal courts ruling in favor of students claiming anti-male bias. Title IX and college discipline practice leader Kimberly Lau is quoted in a new Bloomberg Law article that looks at how recent legal precedent may impact the types of changes that can be made to the current Title IX rules.

Warshaw Burstein today announced Real Estate Group Chair Harvey I. Krasner and Real Estate Partner Allison Prouty represented the purchasers in a $11.8 million transaction that closed Friday, February 26.

Lisa Liu, an associate in Warshaw Burstein's Real Estate practice group, has officially begun her second term as Vice President for the Manhattan Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA).

New York State continued in its promise to make gestational surrogacy arrangements accessible to New Yorkers today when the Department of Health announced that it has launched its Gestational Surrogacy Program (GSP) and issued matching program regulations and application for licensure concurrent with the Child-Parent Security Act's February 15th effective date.  

Partner Felicia Ennis provided legal context to an NBC New York report about a Brooklyn resident who was fired over not getting her vaccine because she wanted to wait to see if she can get pregnant.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced Alexis L. Cirel has joined the firm as a partner and launched the Fertility Law Group, which combines the talents of Ms. Cirel, and partner and Matrimonial Department chair, Eric Wrubel, to create a first-of-its-kind practice group in New York.

Initial registration for the H-1B visa lottery for Fiscal Year 2022 will begin at noon Eastern time on March 9, 2021 and will close at noon Eastern time on March 25, 2021.

David H. Jacobson has joined the firm as Partner in the Immigration and Nationality Practice Group, expanding on the firm’s immigration law capabilities.

Kimberly C. Lau, partner and head of the firm’s Title IX/College Discipline practice with the assistance of counsel, James Figliozzi, won a Motion to Dismiss and recently achieved a successful settlement for her client in a high-profile Title IX case with Columbia University.

Counsel Peter Figdor recently secured a 10 1/2-year lease with a five-year renewal for client BBQ Sensations, LLC, which will operate Gyu-Kaku, a Japanese barbeque restaurant, at Disney’s widely heralded new mixed-use development in Orlando, Florida, the Flamingo Crossings Town Center.

The Real Deal, a national real estate publication, has named Warshaw Burstein as one of the top New York law firms in The Leading Firms on Debt Deals, noting the firm has closed over 40 mortgages, totaling $159.3 million, in 2019. A link to the full article, including relevant lists, is here.

Thirteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2020 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including four lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list. 

Warshaw Burstein's client Newell Crane credits the legal and significant business experience of partner Murray D. Schwartz as a critical reason why his nascent telehealth company e-Virtual Care was prepared as the COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a surge in virtual mental health care needs across the country. Learn more about how Murray helped e-Virtual Care in this client testimonial. 

The Fordham Business and Law Association (FBLA) in Conversation podcast recently featured an interview with partner Maxwell Breed. 

Warshaw Burstein has expanded its Copyright and Trademark Law Group, and incorporated extensive patent capabilities to round out its full-service intellectual property practice with the arrivals of Kristin G. Garris as counsel, and John Laurence as of counsel and patent attorney. 

Matrimonial and Family Law partner Sophie Jacobi-Parisi was recently featured on the Divorce: What to Expect podcast with Marcy Hahn where she discussed how going through a divorce is like living through our current climate. 

Partner Kimberly Lau recently commented on the inconsistent enforcement of COVID-19 policies at on- and off-campus gatherings in College Fix, including students’ lack of notice of what constitutes a violation or possible sanctions for such cases.

Felicia Ennis was quoted in the HR Daily Advisor article, “HR Considerations for Bringing Employees Back to the Workplace,” where she discussed the human resource factors companies are considering when determining whether —and when—to bring staff back to the office.

Sophie Jacobi-Parisi was a recent guest on Divya Parekh’s Beyond Confidence podcast on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network.

Partner Ally Hack was quoted in a Law360 article that delves into recently issued court guidance saying that commercial tenants can't be evicted in New York City until September 4 at the earliest, which will cause evictions stemming from the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic to likely be delayed much longer. This is due to the fact that commercial eviction cases filed in civil court after March 17 are stayed until at least September 5, when an order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo suspending filing deadlines comes up for renewal. 

Warshaw Burstein, LLP, a full-service law firm in New York City, today announced that Eric I. Wrubel and Sophie Jacobi-Parisi have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® list.  

Both attorneys are well-known matrimonial lawyers who represent individuals in prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce and post-judgment divorce matters. 

Mr. Wrubel, chair of the Matrimonial Department, also has been involved in precedent-setting cases involving surrogacy as well as family law issues as applied to members of the LGBTQ community. He has been named to this list since 2010.

Ms. Jacobi-Parisi, partner in the Matrimonial Department, also handles complex custody matters including for those whose families have children with challenges. She has been named to this list since 2013.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and the publication received over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.

Kimberly C. Lau was featured in a VICE News video explaining the changes endorsed by the Department of Education that will standardize how schools address allegations of sexual assault on campus and incorporate due process protections to accused students, including the right to cross-examine accusers through a third party..
 
As noted by the experts in the video, including Kimberly - who chairs the firm's Title IX/College Disciplinary practice - under the DOE's new rules, all schools are required to hold live hearings with the right to cross-examination, and schools must provide supportive measures to complainants whether they file a formal complaint or not.  

Watch the full video.

An on-demand recording of Kimberly Lau’s Lawline virtual CLE program on the future of Title IX under the Department of Education’s new regulations is now available
 
On August 3, Kimberly Lau, partner and chair of the Title IX/College Disciplinary practice, presented a Lawline virtual CLE on the future of Title IX under the Department of Education’s new regulations. The program was attended by more than 100 individuals and provided an overview of the new Title IX regulations and how the key differences of Title IX have been enforced since the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter.
 
Some of the feedback from attendees of the live webinar included:

• “Excellent lesson in what feels like an overwhelming change in law. Presenter made this issue interesting and accessible. Great job.”
• “Well-paced presentation so one could digest the information.”
• “Great presenter! Good balance of objective facts with clear experience.” 
• “Outstanding presentation by a very knowledgeable instructor.”
• “Really great and informative!”